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Ancient water distribution system found under Union Pacific Railroad tracks
2015-01-24 06:22:20| Railroads - Topix.net
Archaeologists in San Gabriel have uncovered an important piece of Southern California's history: the foundation to an ancient water distribution system that has laid buried a few feet beneath the surface of the old Union Pacific Railroad tracks for more than century. Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority's lead archaeologist John Dietler said the feature, a series of stone-lined canals and reservoirs, is the missing piece of an important story behind the success of the San Gabriel Mission and ultimately, the springboard to the growth of Los Angeles.
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Union Pacific reports fourth quarter and full year 2014 results
2015-01-22 18:05:28| Railroads - Topix.net
OMAHA, Neb. - Union Pacific Corporation today reported 2014 fourth quarter net income of $1.4 billion, or $1.61 per diluted share, compared to $1.2 billion, or $1.27 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter 2013.
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Union Pacific beats 4Q profit and revenue expectations
2015-01-22 14:55:45| Railroads - Topix.net
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.51 per share.
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State of Union speech only lightly touched on importance of infrastructure
2015-01-22 07:54:29| Trucking - Topix.net
President Barak Obama's State of the Union address, delivered to Congress January 20, drew mixed reaction from trucking industry executives. Some, like Building America's Future co-chair and former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, applauded the president's brief mention of infrastructure in his remarks.
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Republicans edit climate-denial mockery out of Obamas State of the Union
2015-01-21 22:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Obama memorably mocked the Republicans` "I`m not a scientist" climate dodge in his State of the Union address last night. Behold: Ive heard some folks try to dodge the evidence by saying theyre not scientists; that we dont have enough information to act. Well, Im not a scientist, either. But you know what -- I know a lot of really good scientists at NASA, and NOAA, and at our major universities. It seems Republicans didn`t like that one bit. In their "factcheck" (I use the term loosely)...
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